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...tell that to George. He wanted to disrupt the team like a kid who wasn't chosen to play in a pickup stickball game. He said that Winfield was wrong in publishing The Book. He said that it would hurt the Yankees. He said that Winfield had to be traded...
Maybe because Winfield portrayed George as a bumbling court jester. Winfield made George look stupid. And no one in New York can make George look stupid. Just ask Sparky Lyle, Yogi Berra, Bob Lemon, Billy Martin (at least four times), the New York Mets...
...that reason, Winfield had to be traded. George didn't care for whom, as long as Winfield was gone before the season started. How about Baltimore's Fred Lynn? Or Houston's Kevin Bass? A swap for Jerry Mathers as the Beaver...
...deal for Bass was set, but Winfield held the trump card. Being a "five and 10 man" (a player who has played for one team for more than five years and has been in major league baseball for more than 10 years), Winfield had the option to veto his trade. He did just that. He wanted to stay in New York...
Then the season began. The fans forgot about arbitration, owner collusion and controversy, and turned their attention to stolen bases, opposite-field doubles and upper-deck jobs. Winfield left George's turf and started the season on a turf he is more familiar with--the outfield grass of Yankee Stadium...